Hair curler



Sept. 23, 1924.

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I R. O. WILLIAMS HAIR CURLER Filed March 14, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 \f J 6 Z 2 He 3 L x w J J Z VINVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 23, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAIR CURLER.

Application filedMarch 14, 1924. Serial No. 699,189.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, RAMON O. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at 815 East 12th Street in the borough of Brooklyn, county of kings, city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hair Curlers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hair curling devices and my improvements are directed to means whereby the curler may be composed of textile or other suitable soft material, so that it may be worn upon the users: head without inconvenience.

Hair curlers as generally known are composed of metal and hence are stiff, for which reason their use is objectionable, although by reason of their stiffness they lend themselves to the operation of wrapping the 2 hair in producing the hair curling or wavin effect.

It is the purpose of my invention to combine the utility of a stiff member for curl or wave formation with the subsequent securing of the curled or waved hair portion solely by a textile or other soft member.

In brief, my invention consists of a twopart device, one part being in the form of a stiff fork and the other part being in the form of a double ended stocking, composed of soft material, whose legs are fitted respectively over the fork tine-s, so that the hair wrapping operation is performed about the stocking legs while they are upon the stiff tines. Then the stocking legs are to be tied together and the fork can be withdrawn.

Other features and advantages of my invention will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of my curling device as applied to a users head in performing the curling operation.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, but showing the soft curler in place and the fork withdrawn.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the fork.

Fig. i is a section on the line 4 -4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an extended, side view of the stocking.

Fig. 6 is an extended, front view of the stocking, and I Fig. 7 is a plan view of the stocking in position for service.

In carrying out my invention, I provide as one member of the curling device a fork having the handle 1 and the tines 2, 2. These tines are here shown as cylindrical, but may have other suitable cross-sectional form.

The other member of the device is what I here call a double stocking, and consists of the spaced apart stockings 3, 4t which are connected together by a web 5. The legs 3, a are tubular, being composed of textile or other suitable soft material and are adapted to be respectively drawn over the tines 2, 2 of the fork, with their connecting web 5 brought to near the crotch of the fork. Then the legs 8, l, which are longer than tines 2, 2 may be loosely connected together at their free ends (see Fig. 1) and the lock of hair to be curled or waved can be wrapped about the legs 3, 4E upon tines 2, 2. Finally the fork is to be withdrawn from legs 3, a and the legs firmly tied together as indicated in Fig. 2, to secure the curl or wave formation.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing description that the invention comprises a removable member in the form of a stiff mount or base which facilitates the creation or production of a hair curl or wave, and an ensheathing member of soft material which lies between the stiff member and the hair, and which remains with the curl or wave as its core element after the stifl mount or base has been removed.

Variations within the spirt and scope of my invention are comprehended by the foregoing disclosure.

I claim:

A hair curling or waving device comprising a fork composed of stiff material and a pair of tubes composed of soft material hav ing a web connecting adjacent ends thereof, said tubes serving to removably ensheath the fork tines.

Executed this 13th day of March, 1924:.

RAMON O. WILLIAMS. 

